Printing apparatus



' Jai.. 19 1926.

G jyF. PND- PRINTING APPARATUS Filed im. 15, 1921 Y Zz, 1f

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[UNITED] ,sT-Aresfl GEORGE EEANoIsroND, ory EAST AURORA, NEW YORK,V AssIGNoE f EvANs ,voE BUFFALO, NEWlYOEK. j, l

femmine APPAEAT-ris- Application fuedneeemberl 15, 1921.fserial no. 522,533;4 v-

Be it known that Y I, AGEORGE Fnaivo-is` QPOND, a Vcitizen ofthe v'United States,- residing-` at East Aurora, in the county of Erie and State'of vNew York', have invented nenY .and .usefulflmprovelnents in Printing .rlp-

pression may be made byfmean'sof aninking "device upon the surface which istorece-ive l the printing, andjmore particularly to an apparatus ofk this character which will per- VmitV the stencilholder and the impression' deviceto be manipulated by one. hand while theother hand isfengaged in manipulating the cards, sheets or other articles; "which met@ beprnted. 'y

It the object ot this :invention to pro? duce an apparatus of this character which is very simple. and'compact in construction,V

easily o-peratable, and'gpermitsoi making printed impressions on ysuccessive sheets,

cards or the like with ease and facility,` c vIn the accompanying drawings:

Figure lt is a side ,elevation-,partly in seotioinof a printingapparatus embodying my improvements. Figure 2 isffa bottomV are vertical transverse sections, takenV on the correspondingly numbered lines. in l, Figure 5 isa fragmentary, longitudinal section, similar to Fig.V lyb'utl showing the 'position of the stencil holder andthe impression device which they assuniewhen' as semblmgVV or, 'dismembermg (the same.l yFigure 6 is aifhorizontal section taken onthe Ycoriespondinglyy numbered lines v in Fig. V1. Figures 7, 8v and y9,:are perspective 4 views of the partsof the stencilwholder and' stencil dismemberedv.. Figure Al() isia sectional perspective lView showing .zi-modif led'form of the .means for attaching the .stencil tothe stencil holdeizj v l Similiar `characters' of reference indicate corresponding parts i throughout the several views.

In thek construction shownin FigsQl-f, .the stencil consists fof-fa rectangular rim,vv

border' or frame 20 of comparatively. stiff material, par@ *bear/,df 'and feil *porting .this follows L 22rep sheet or strip'fZljseeured to thisl bordergso, f

v sheetlloeing"adaptedf-,toy have perforations formed or cut', therein for the converting fthe sarn'e`-` into la stencil ILfo'r producing impressions ofi-the samefon l'sheeis;` 'f ffClS OTOIGI" `S11'llfLCeS.lltQj b Printed by as to Vextegrid 'acrossthe opening therein, this means oil aninkingdevioe which is'pressed 1 against theuppersfide ofthe 'stencil' sheet andleavesan impression ion the surface y stencil'.

whchis' normally arranged lhorizontally' and aga'instthe vunderside of `whichflthe rim lor ,border `of the stencil'is held, 'so thatgthe 4stencilized surfacev Ol" rthe stencil" extends acrogg'the openingof the holder frame. Althoughfvariousmeans may'loeenip loyedk `resents a rectangular holding frame for"seouringthe-stencilagainsttheUnder c side' of theVIK holder iframe, those. shown'in the drawings are preferred inasmuch as" tice"the*s ame :consisting of a' rectangular vthey havel been found satisfactory in prac.. 8'0 i retainingfrimae engaging Wiafthe imderside Vofthe margin or border o-ffthe stencil,

so asl toi; exposejthe vunderside of the stencil plan' vie-w of ythe saine vrFigures V3 :and 'sheet.).'lhisn-rirn'f` loefVVA detachably y conm nected with the holder frame, by various means;orminstance,byproviding thefop- 4 'positie' longitudinali edges of the hqide frame. with [two inwardlyprojecting;'longie thdinallanges 24 fand the corresponding '90 f' longitudinal edges ofy the Wretaining rim with two upwardly-proj ecting lcaitches 125 which engage with the outer A sides ofv thev flanges 24 and terminate at-their. upperV ends `with lhooks 2 6which project inwardly and engage with the-rupper-edges. ofntheirflanges Q41-,` as

best shown inzFigs, 2 andl.v For the pur# which 'latter upon reaching` the up pery `end o,fif't h is y movement' will be held in'placel by engagement Aof Vtheo-'hooks c 26 of "the catehes with-'the upper' edges of the flanges 24, LD-isengagement l of' the retaining rim' .fQri-thejpiirpQse @releasing the Stenl effected by simply pressing the two catches Yorder to release the latter and permit the same to be replaced by another stencil.

The impression device may be of any approved form, that shown in the drawings being suitable and consisting of an ink delivery roller or member 27, a carrier 28 on which said inlring roller is mounted, and a handle 29 arranged at one end of this frame and wherebyv the carrier is moved lengthwise of the stencil holder for the purpose of running the ink rollerA 27 over the top of the perforated sheet of the stencil and producing an impression of the sa'me on the surface below the same. Any suitable means may be provided for replenishing the ink on thepinling roller 27 from time to time j l'n order to permit theoperator to lift the stencil holder from the surface which is being printed by the lsaine hand which opcrates the impression device, each of the flanges 24 is provided at its oppositeends With a coupling flange which projects late'i`- yally inwardly'therefromand comprises a horizontal upper pertion 3,0 arrangedat the yupper edge ofthe flange 24; adjacent to one end thereof, and an upright "end portion 3l which extends downwardly from the outer end of the respective horizontal portion 30 and forms with the latter an angular retaining flange or stop. The inner ends of the horizontal portions 3l) of the flanges at opposite y'ends of each upright flaing'e lor side wall 2&1- aiie separated from each other, so to form a verticall passage or throat B2 between the inner ends of these flange portions. Y :y n Y y(.)n opposite sides 'of the lower part of the carrier 28v of the impression 'device are ar` ranged a pair of rollers, the Arollers on the same side of the 'lcfar'rier lbeing arranged horisontally lengthwise side by side and projecting laterally therefrom close t'o the inner sides of the vupright walls or flanges 24. Upon moving the vcarrier lengthwise of the stencil holder into' Aone eXtreme position or the other relatively thereto, the rollers or projections 83 at 'one e'nd'orfthe other of the carrier `will engage one or the "other of the vertical walls 231 f the angular coupling flanges, and thereby "arie'stth'e'niov'enient of the carrier in either diretioi Alengthwise of the stencil holder. vWl1'-ile'tli`e' carrier of the impression Cdevice is arranged at one end or the other f its strelta'fa lifting inveine'nt of this carrier will also .cause the Vstencil holder to rise therewith andbe-elevated from the surface 'whichis being printed, this b'e'- ing due to the fact that the pair 'of rollers ene end of the carrier sin engage the upper side 'of the holder :fraine while the coupling rollers 33 at the other 'end y'o'fthi's holder.

carrier will engage the underside of the horizontal portions 30 of the coupling flanges at the respective end of the stencil The position of the carrier just described with reference to the stencil holder is indicated by dotted lines at the left hand end of F ig. l. By this means it is possible to couple the stencil holder with the impression device in such manner that the stencil can be deposited upon the surface to be printed, then the impression device maybe moved either forwardly or baclrwardly relatively to the stencil-holder for causing the ink roller to produce an impression of the stencil on the surface, and then the stencil 0 holder may be lifted bodily together with the impression device While the latter is at either end of its stroke by the use of one hand, while the other hand is left free to manipulate the cards, sheets or othe'rarticles which are to be successively printed.

When it is desired to detach the impression device from Athe stencil holder for the purpose ofvcleaning the apparatus or when it becomes necessary to change'the stencil, this can be readily done by first moving the Acarrier of the impression devicel 'into' its central position when the laterally-projecting rollers or projections 33 will bef vertically in linewith the passages 32 between .he inner ends of the horizontal portions 3() of the coupling flanges, at which time the projections 353 can be readily moved upwardly through the passage 32 and thus enable the impression device to be detached Afrom the stencil holder. By reversing Vthis movement, the impression device and stencil holder can be again coupled or assembled for continuing the printing operations.

In order to hold the stencil in a definite position upon the upper surface of the retaining rim, preparatory to clamping the stencil between this rim and the underside of the holder frame, the retaining rim is provided adjacent to its opposite ends with gage pins 34 with which the opposite ends of the stencil are adapted to engage, as shown in Fig. 6, and thus be held against longitudinal displacement while the longitudinal edges of this stencil engage with the spring catches 25 on the corresponding edges of the retaining rim and are thereby held against transversev displacement. In order to vpermit of making these gage pins of a reasonable length and insure holding the stencil in place' and still permit the "stencil to be securely clamped against the underside of the holder' frame, the latter is provided line with the g'agepins'with openings 35 which receive the upper `ends of these gage pins, as shownl in Fig. 3, and thus not only serve as means for gaging and retaining th`e stencil in its proper position between the retaining 'rim and holder "frame, but also securely interlocking this rim and holder frame against horizontal displacement both lengthwise and ltransversely rela-` tively to each other.

Instead of constructingthe stencil in the' form otra comparatively stili border across the opening of which the stencil sheet is secured, as `shown `in Figs. 1 6, the stencil p' may 'be made of asheet 36 of stencilizablev material whichv is Vstretched across vrthe unf derside of the holder frame and. turned with its opposite ends 37 upwardly and inwardly over the top fof the transverse end portions stencil holder'by means of'channel-shaped clips 38, each of which` engages its lower jaw with the underside'of the stencil sheet and its upper jaw with the reversely-turned. u upper part Yof the stencil sheet, so that the.l

latter is firmly clamped to theV stencil holder. For-convenience, each of these lclipsis provided on its upper jaw with'a'fingerpiece 39 Y y I couplinglanges.arranged onsaidv walls at p whereby the same may be manipulated when applying the clip to thel turned portionof the stencil on Vthe holder 'frame or removing the same therefrom. Each of these clips is constructed'ofspring metal, so that it-wlly be retainedfrictionally in place' on the stencil sheet and. holder frame' when the parts are assembled. o

' rlhis printing apparatus is not only exceedingly simple .and inexpensive lin con#k or' this character, inasmuch as'both handsv may be occupied this purpose.

l claim as my inventionz;

l. A printing apparatus comprising? av stencil holder having a frame, means for-attaching a stencil tosaid frame, andmeans for engaging the top of the stencil and pro?` ducing an impression of saidfstencil VJfrom the underside thereof on afsurface comprising Yan inlring memberadapted to engage'the stencil and a carrier upon which said' inking member is mounted and which is coupled with said frame so as to permit said carrier to move lengthwisev ofv said frame Vbut compel the saineto move vertically with saidH carrier. Y y u 2. A printing lapparatus Acomprising a stencil holder having a frame' provided at opposite edges olf its vupper sidewith upwardly projectingwalls, and lateral coupling` inlring member andy having' lateral couplinglangesy -Y i Y 5. A printing device comprisinga stencilV holder. having a frame and wallsarranged vat opposite edges/of the upper sidev of' said f. frame, a stencil 'extending across the underto the fullestextentl forprojectionsadapted to engage said flanges. 3. AV printing .apparatus `comprising a stencilholder having a frame provided at opposite edges of itsupper side with Vupwardly projecting walls and lateral cou. plingflanges at opposite ends offsaid walls,"

the jflangesoi' each wall having their opposing linner ends separatedby an intervening passage, and a longitudinally-movable im pression device; having an inking member adapted to engage the vstencil and a'oarrier i supporting Asaid inking member and having lateral projections adapted toengage kwith the flangesofysaid'walls at either end of the longitudinal movement ,of the vimpression device 'fand capable or' vmoving *vertically through saidpassages while in a position intermediate of the flanges at opposite ends of said walls. f v

wardly projecting walls,y and lateral angular opposite ends "thereof, each' flange having ar 4L. Av printing apparatusfcomprising stencil holder havingV a frame'provided vat opposite edges yof'its upper side with up' horizontalfupper partv and a vertical .partl extendingdownwardly from the outerend of Ithe upper part7 and an impressiondevice 7 i comprising an inking member, adapted* to` engage said stencil, and a carrier supporting said inlring member and having lateral pro i jections which are adapted torengage the langularllanges at opposite endsVV 'of said walls and also capable of passingvertically between the opposing inner vends of said side 'oysaid-'frame, a rimengaging .the undersidev of said stencil, andcatches'aiivranged at opposite edges of said rim;A and engaging detachably with saidl walls. g

i A6. Lprintiiig device Vcomprising af stencil holderv having a frame, astencilzadapted to extend across the underside of said frame,

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and vmeans for clamping said stencil againsty Y the undersideof said frame comprising 'a rim 'engaging lwith the stencil and being pro- Y vided at oppositeV endsy with pins engaging with opposite yends of said stencil'.

7, A printing device comprising a stencil vided at opposite lends with pins engaging with opposite ends ofn said stencil and said frame being in'ovided with kopenings which receive said pins.' y

GEORGE FRANcisPoND. 

